Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said interventions into Eskom's diesel needs would be announced in the coming days.
Gordhan said the government would update South Africa on the state of Eskom's diesel challenge later on Wednesday.A plan to deal with Eskom's diesel crisis will be announced in the coming days, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan told Parliament on Wednesday. News24 reported earlier on Wednesday that Eskom was in talks with the National Treasury to"find a mechanism through which diesel can be bought" to minimise load shedding until the end of the financial year. Government sources said Eskom had requested R10 billion to fund diesel purchases and R5 billion for fuel oil.
_Business Another plaster to control,not extinguish a fire.Still no action plan or will, on finding a cure
_Business I sincerely hope that you are not going to pass on the cost of acquiring the diesel to the public or Eskom to ask for additional increases in tariff
_Business They killed Eskom made Mzansi suffer everyday killing businesses of people trying to make living for their on benefit with this nonsense of transition Solar and Wind energy while Mzansi have more than 20 Coal Mines…
_Business Can’t listen to his lies anymore! Eskom is broken! Just have a look chrisyelland post about contacting Eakins spokesperson with a list of questions! Stop lying Gordhan and CyrilRamaphosa
_Business It takes 9million litres of diesel per day to power SA! Where does all this diesel come from?
_Business ANC just trying to figure out how much to steal from the interventions
_Business Yoh! Ya nee...
_Business Stop playing games with our Country!! We are fed up!!!!!!!
_Business Why does it have to become a crisis before someone intervenes- this brinkmanship just makes no sense.
_Business Ufa nini lo?